Boris Rotenberg announces participation in $1.5 billion project in Tajikistan
Boris Rotenberg spoke about his participation in the construction of a residential and business district in Dushanbe. At the event in the capital of Tajikistan, he was presented as a co-founder of the company implementing the project
Businessman Boris Rotenberg spoke about his participation in the construction of a residential and business district Dushanbe International District worth about $ 1.5 billion in the capital of Tajikistan. He spoke about this during a speech at the “Great Victories” evening in Dushanbe. This was first reported by Asia-Plus.
The event was organized by the development company TAS International Group, which implements the project. In his Instagram account (owned by Meta, the company is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia), the company published a video in which the host of the evening Dmitry Nagiyev, inviting Rotenberg to the stage, introduced him as a co-founder of TAS International Group. In the caption to the video, the company also named Rotenberg as its co-founder.
Here in Dushanbe, I say to us, because I am a small part of this project. I am 100% sure he will be one of the best in the world, Rotenberg said.
RBC sent a request to TAS International Group.
Boris Rotenberg is the vice president of the Russian Judo Federation, the owner of the Sochi football club and the younger brother of businessman Arkady Rotenberg. Together with his brother, he founded SMP Bank, which in 2022 became part of Promsvyazbank. His business interests included banking, construction and infrastructure projects.
According to Forbes, as of October 2026, his fortune was about $ 1.3 billion.
Earlier, “Business Petersburg” reported about Rotenberg’s ties with the participants of the Dushanbe International District project. The publication wrote that the construction of a business cluster in Dushanbe is carried out by TAS International Group, which was created by the St. Petersburg company Algorithm of Life. Among the owners of the latter are former football players Oleg Samsonov and Viktor Faizulin, as well as Kirill Rudakov. At the same time, Rotenberg, as noted in the publication, is a co-owner of a number of other companies, which also involve entrepreneurs associated with the “Algorithm of Life”. Samsonov confirmed the work on the project.
Construction of Dushanbe International District started on September 3, 2026. The first stone in the foundation of the complex was laid by the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, transferred by the state news agency “Khovar”. The head of state got acquainted with the project and instructed to pay special attention to the quality of construction works.
The project is being built on a 29-hectare site in the Shokhmansur district, and it is planned to erect 52 buildings and structures, including five high-rise towers. The highest of them, the 77-storey Dushanbe Tower, will reach 340 meters. There are also 42 residential buildings for 6,160 apartments, a hotel, a shopping and entertainment center, a school for 1,200 students and a kindergarten for 500 people.
The total area of buildings will be about 1.7 million square meters. Construction is expected to be completed in five years. About 38,000 people will be able to live in the new district, the project involves the creation of more than 4,300 jobs.
