The developing world witnessed the exchange rate fluctuations enormously to instability and a lack of economic confidence over the years. The relationship between exchange volatility and industrial exports in Sri Lanka is a continuing matter in economic growth and development. Many developing countries are engaging in a wide range of cross-border transactions with developed and emerging economic countries. This situation has led countries to witness exchange rate fluctuations, and the unpredictability of exchange rates affects the export earnings. The relationship between exchange rate volatility and industrial exports in Sri Lanka is a continuing matter in economic growth and development. The aim of this study is to analyze the exchange rate volatility on industrial exports in Sri Lanka from 2001 to 2018. The motivation of this study is to investigate the relationship between exchange rate volatility in industrial export earnings in Sri Lanka after implementing floating exchange rate policy. The ARDL model is employed to examine this phenomenon and the study found a positive relationship between exchange rate volatility and industrial exports in Sri Lanka in the short run and long run.

Promoting sustainable and eco-friendly consumption and production has been recognized as an important aspect of sustainable development, which depends on achieving long-term economic growth that is consistent with environmental and social needs in a country. Eco-friendly consumption and green production have become a priority sector for governments as the world transitions to more economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable patterns of development. The main purpose of the study was to identify information from consumers’ aspects. Meanwhile, examine the factors influencing on buying behaviors of green consumer durables in Sri Lanka during the past decade. The necessary data for the study was collected via a structured questionnaire provided to obtain the views of the employees who are working in both private and public sectors in the western province and examine how they are influenced by the purchasing green consumer durable products and their satisfaction and concern of green attitudes and purchase intention of eco-friendly product. A quantitative approach was adopted for the study by using a questionnaire and Samples were selected through a systematic sampling method.