Identification of Factors Affecting the Performance of Development Banks Using a Meta-Synthesis Approach

In this article, following a review of the background and literature related to development banking, an examination of the key and influential factors in development banking is conducted. The documents and resources selection criteria included the alignment of title, abstract, and content with development banks. The statistical population of this research includes available articles & resources related to development banks which are available in domestic and foreign databases, websites, and the statutes of development banks. All documents related to the subject until 2023 AD and 1402 SH were examined. Using the CASP method, 149 articles and documents were evaluated, and ultimately, a targeted selection of 85 articles/documents was subjected. 88 components, 8 themes, and 6 categories were identified, and their reliability was confirmed through Cohen's kappa coefficient. Long-term investment and financing of projects, focusing on industry and production sectors, focus on large companies, the management approach, knowledge acquisition and innovation from advanced countries, focusing on infrastructure sectors, comprehensive risk management, and improving capital structure were among the most important and recurring identified components. As this research is the first article on the meta-synthesis of factors affecting development banking performance, it provides a deeper understanding of the existing literature on these banks.