LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - Vodafone reported abetter-than-expected 2.2 percent rise in first-quarter organicservice revenue, marking an eighth consecutive quarterly rise inits main growth measure, aided by a strong performance in Spainand Germany.
The world's second-largest mobile operator confirmed itsoutlook for the full year on Friday, saying its European markets- which only returned to growth in the final quarter of2015/2016 - were stable, with growth of 0.3 percent despite theimpact of cuts in roaming charges.
Analysts had predicted a flat result in Europe.
Faster growing markets in Africa, Middle East andAsia-Pacific grew by 7.7 percent, beating analyst forecasts of a7 percent rise. (Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Kate Holton)
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