The CBB reserves the right to require Bahraini conventional bank licensees to dispose of any significant investments acquired without its prior approval. Where a "significant investments" is acquired without approval of the CBB, then the entire value of the holding must be deducted from the consolidated Total Capital of the concerned bank. Approval will not be given for "significant investments" in entities incorporated in jurisdictions where secrecy constraints exist or there are restrictions on the passage of information to the bank (other than customer confidentiality requirements imposed by financial regulators).