In 2013 it was sold to Századvég Gazdaságkutató, a think tank associated with the Fidesz political party.

The last publication of Napi Gazdaság was 31 August 2015 and Magyar Idők was launched next day.

[3] The paper came from a fallout between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and media owner Lajos Simicska who since declared his support for the Jobbik party.

[4] Pro-Orban journalists left Simicska-owned outlets (mainly Magyar Nemzet) and set up the pro-government newspaper.

[5] According to reports, Magyar Idők had published articles criticizing "liberal, globalist, and cosmopolitan culture", and attacked an opera of Billy Elliot as "gay propaganda".