Explainer-Lebanon's Mikati faces tricky path to safe economic ground

FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrives at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's new government has vowed to tackle one of the worst economic meltdowns in history.

The path it must take includes reforms mapped out by donor states and institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund which have repeatedly said they will unlock funds once they see change.