CNNC International Limited provided group earnings guidance for the half year of 2016. The group is expected to record a material decrease in loss for the 2016 Half Year as compared to the loss recorded for the corresponding period in 2015, due to the Group shared the loss of its associate (Société des Mines d'Azelik S.A.) for approximately HKD 88,756,000; and had made full provision of approximately HKD 119,857,000 for its investment equity of and loan receivables from the associate for the half year of 2015.