The President and Founder of the Tashir Group, Samvel Karapetyan, took second place in the list of the largest Russian Rentiers that had been compiled by the most influential independent Forbes business magazine. With rental income of $1,080 billion in 2014, the Tashir Group belonging to Mr. Karapetyan exceeded the previous year by 12 % ($120 million).
As the Forbes' editorial staff notes, "Samvel Karapetyan, the owner of the diversified Tashir Group, is less dependent on tenants than other rentiers, because if necessary, he can fill the new facility with his own shops and restaurants." Samvel Karapetyan shared the details of the strategy and development plans of the Tashir Group in his interview with Forbes.