Sergei Glazyev to be appointed Russian minister for integration and macroeconomics

Top adviser to Russian President on Eurasian integration Sergei Glazyev will be appointed minister for integration and macroeconomics at the Eurasian Economic Commission, a commission spokesman said. Glazyev will replace Tatiana Valovaya.

The appointment is planned to be confirmed formally at a summit of leaders of member states on October 1, Bloomberg reported.

Glazyev was named as an adviser in 2012.