Dutch free daily De Pers has launched spin-off business daily De Financiële Pers today, Newspaper Innovation reported Thursday.

The paper will be distributed throughout business centres in major cities.

De Pers and Internet business platform IEX.nl created De Financiële Pers through a joint venture, according to Newspaper Innovation.

Circulation of the new business daily is unknown, however; the first issue had 32 pages.

De Financiële Pers is the fifth national free daily in the Netherlands, after Metro, Spits, De Pers and DAG, Newspaper Innovation reported.