The invention is related to a bonding wire, comprising a core (2) with a surface (15), wherein the core (2) comprises a core main component selected from the group consisting of copper and silver; and a coating layer (3) which is at least partially superimposed over the surface (15) of the core (2), wherein the coating layer (3) comprises a coating component selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, gold, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium and iridium, wherein the coating layer is applied on the surface of the core by means of depositing a film of a liquid onto a wire core precursor, wherein the liquid contains a coating component precursor, and wherein the deposited film is heated in order to decompose the coating component precursor into a metallic phase.