On 1 July 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued a statement concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global benchmark transition. The statement notes that it is likely that some firms’ transition plans are likely to be temporarily disrupted or delayed, whilst others are continuing. The FSB maintains its view that financial and non-financial sector firms across all jurisdictions should continue their efforts in making wider use of risk-free rates in order to reduce reliance on IBORs where appropriate and in particular to remove remaining dependencies on LIBOR by the end of 2021. The FSB adds that LIBOR transition is a G20 priority and that financial and other firms should continue to ensure that their transition programmes enable them to transition to LIBOR alternatives before the end-2021.