The inaugural annual China International Conference in Macroeconomics (CICM) is jointly sponsored and organized by Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance (PBCSF), Tsinghua University National Institute of Financial Research (NIFR) and China Forum of Macroeconomic Research (CFMR). 

The conference is the first major activity in a series of conferences to be organized jointly by the China Forum of Macroeconomic Research and collaborating academic institutions in the Greater China area. The conference is composed of regular parallel academic sessions in both English and Chinese, as well as a policy session where policy makers and experts from China and other regions discuss and present their views on current issues related to Chinese and the global macro economy.