On April 12, Global Economy and Development at Brookings hosted the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, for a conversation on global economic policy priorities ahead of the IMF-World Bank 2012 Spring Meetings. Managing Director Lagarde discussed the state of the global economy and the actions needed—by policymakers around the world and the IMF—to keep the recovery on track and create the building blocks for future growth and prosperity.